Molding



March .9 1926. 1,576,411

- a R. CREAMER MOLDING I filed March 18, 1925 Patented Mar. 9, 192

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR R. CREAMER, OF CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNQR TO THE GEORGE E. CARTER COMPANY, OF -CONNIERSVIIILLE, INDIANA, A (CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

MOLDIN G.

Application filed March 18, 1925. Serial No. 16,331.

'Connersville, Indiana, in

ette and State of Indiana,

CREAMER, a residing at the county of Fayhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molding, tion.

Thls lnventlon relates of which the following is'a specificato an improvement in a molding for upholstering used in automobiles and furniture adapted to window moldi and is especially ng. It 1s moreover arranged to assume all kinds of shapes suitable to conform to the curves and lines of various styles of wlndows now being used in automobile constructi A main feature in the device is in the combination of a resilient core or holdlng,

element such as rubber terial having a limited with a covering of thin as cloth, the cloth being the. fastening devices for the core. arrangement is such that easily applied to the top or similar rigid maamount of flexibility flexible material such arranged to cover The the cloth is very of the holder and the free edge of the cloth is so arranged as to be readily forced bet ween the core and the article to be held, with provision for engaging the ends of the cloth at'the point where the ends engage the sides of the core.

Referring to the figur es of ,the drawing,

Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the cloth or cover partly assembled, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the glass and the holder, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a modification.

of a frame of an automobile. is often formed with a ledge 2 ing the glass or similar This casing for supportpart. The core itself is indicated by 3 and the securing devices for the holder are marked 4. As clearly shown in Figs. 1 an d 2, the holder is preferably formed of triangular sharia and has two grooves formed near grooves being marked 5'.

the come I s, the The holder fits snugly against the glass with the two grooves 5 near the exposed surface of the holder. The fastenings 4 are applied to the rubber to hold same securely to the casmg or support as indicated in Fig. 1, and

these fastenings are preferably arranged about an apart. As indicated in inch or an inch and a fraction Fig. 1, the core is capable of assuming shapes to follow the curved line of the casing that holds the vertical part of the glass. as well as the horizontal part thereof. The cloth or cover is marked 6 and one edge of this cloth or cover is formed with a head 7, these beads being of a material of such character as to give stiffness to the edges and to form a curved end capable of being readily inserted within the groove 5 formed in the sides of the core 3.

As indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, one end of .the cloth is clamped by the bottom of the core and is securely held by the fastening dei'ice 4. The cloth is then rolled around the holder until the edge having the head or re-enforcing member 7 is brought adjacent to the surface of the glass, then with a putty knife or some similar instrument the edge of the cloth is pushed between the core and the glass until the head 7 slips into the groove 5. Plastic material such as cement may be used to give an additional holding effect of the cloth upon the holder, but one of the main advantages of this arrangement is that both the holder and the cover or cloth are capable of being applied to a curved surface in such a manner that there will be eliminated any danger of wrinkling of the cover due to the peculiar configuration of $5 the article to which the holder is applied.

In Fig. 3 the core is marked 3 and the cover is marked 6; the core with the cover secured to the bottom portion of the core is fastened to the support by the tacks 4 and the cover is then wrapped around the top portion'of the core thereby concealing those devices and the free end of the cover is readily forced beneath the bottom edge of the core until the enlarged edge passes into the groove 5, thereby securing the cover around the core in substantially the same manner as in Figs. 1 and 2.

Having described the invmltion, I claim as follows:

1. In a molding of the character described, the combination. with a structure to which said molding is to be applied, a resilient core, a flexible cover for said core, means for securing said core to said structure with 105 one edge of the cover clamped between said core and structure, said securing means being such as to leave .at least one edge of said core free to flex away from said structure, and interlocking means formed on the said free edge of said core and the other edge of said cover whereby by flexing the free edge ofsaid core away from said structure said last mentioned edge of said cover may be inserted therebetween and caused to interlock with said core to hold the cover in position.

2. In a molding of the character described, the combination, with a structure to which said molding is to be applied, of a pliable cover, a bead arranged along one edge of said cover, a resilient core, fastening devices for securing said core to said structure but leaving at least one of its edges free to flex away from said structure, the under side of said core being formed with a groove adja cent to but removed from the free edge thereof, that. edge of said cover opposite the bead being clamped to said support by said core with the intermediate portion of the cover adapted to overlie the 'outer side of said core, the flexibility of said core permitting the grooved edge thereof to be flexed away from said structure to permit the insertion in said groove of the bead of said cover.

3. In an article of the character described, the combination, with a structure to which said molding is to be applied, of a pliable cover, a resilient core of less pliability than said cover but having sufficient pliability to enable it to be bent mto the necessary positions it must assume, a bead carried by one of the edges of said cover, fastening devices for attaching -said core to said'structure in a manner to leave at least one edge of said core free to flex away from said structure, the under side of said core having a groove adjacent to but removed from the free edge of said core, that edge of said cover opposite said bead being clamped between said structure and said bead, the resilient character of the material of said core permitting the free edge thereof to flex away from said structure to allow the insertion of said bead in said groove and thereafter to spring back to position against said structure to stretch the intermediate portion of the cover over said head and clamp the same to position.

Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of March, 1925.

-EDGAR R. CREAMER. 

